The Irish standard., 1887-12-24
WHO WILL BE CARDINALS {
America is Said to be Reasonably
Sure Of Two More Car
dinals.
ARCHBISHOP RYAN WILL BE ONE
Even Chances for 0thers-Archbishop vii.
liams Of Boston is Said tc be.a
Favorite at the Vatican,
IAmerican Celt.I

EavOrlte at the Vatican.
LAmerican Celt.l
The Catholic clergy are eagerly dis
cussing the probable Americans nom
jpation for Cardinalties which the Pope
is expected TO make on the occasion Of
his golden jubilee. Many names OF
archbishops are mentioned 1t is said
that the United States will get two
more Cardinals when the Papal Con
sistory meets in March next to act upon
the pope's nominations.
1'ne general opinion of the clergy is
that one Of those Cardinals will be
Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia, the
'Besnet of the Missouri as he was
called while Coadjutor Archbishop Of
st. Louis. Archbishnp Riorden of
San Francisco is also mentioned for a
Cardinala and Archbishop Feehan Of
Chicago, Archbishop Elder of Gin
cilenati and Archbishop Williams Of
Boston are thought to have chances OF
securing the prizes.
The United States has been SO little
honored by Rome so far because it is
still c}assed among missionary coun-
tries.'' Is is confidently expected
that this country will be removed from
that classification after the jubilee.
and that il will secure at least as many
Princes OF the Church as England,
which has Cardinals Manning, New
man and Howard in the Sacred Col
lege.
The Catholic population Of the
United States is as great as that Of
Italy, which has over Is Cardinals.
The predonlinance of the italian ele-
meut in the college is Of course due to
state reasons. Still it has long been a
s'uree of chagrin to the American
Catholics that, in view Of their num-
ber, they were represented by only two
ardinals--Gibbons OF Baltimore and
Tascherau of Quebec.
The prelate me1tioned for the new
Cardinalates are exceptionally strong
,nen. Archbishop Ryan is the great
est pulpit orator OF the American
Catholic Church. He preached the
dedicatory sermon when the first SER
vices were held in the New York Ca
thedral, ard is called upon by all
great church occasions 70 occupy the
pulpit. While he was q young semin-
arian IN ST. Louis he gained sc great s
fame for eloquence that Archbishop
Kenrick frequently called ON him to de-
liver sermons and lectures. Since he
was transferred to the See OF Philadel-
phia he has gained guiden opinions in
the pulpit an III society.
In person he affords a remarkable
contrast to the small. attenuated Car
dinal Archbishop of Baltimore. He is
about feet2 inches in height, proper
tionateIy stout aud has q round rosy
face whose lineaments are CLEARLY Irish.
Ills hair is a distinct. unqualified red.
ArraYed inhisrich archieplscopa) robes,
he makes the most Impressive figure to
be seen i'll any Catholic pulpit in this
country.
Archbishop Ryan sailed for Europe
recently on the Seryia. He may be a
Cardinal elect before he returns to
New York.
Archbishop Riordan of San Francisco,
another. probable Cardinal, is tue
youngest Archbishop in the American
hierarchy. His ecclesiastical career
has been remarkable one. Four years
ago he was only a parish priest in
Chicago. He did not reach the archie
plscopate by the usual Steps, but was
transferred direct from his parish to the
rcbiepiscopal throne in San Francisco's S
cathedral. He is considered the hand
soonest OF the prelates and the best
business man among them, with the
exception OF Archbishop Williams of
Boston Archbishop Riordan is said
to be cousin to Father Riordan Of
Castle Garden, (recently deceased
Archbishop Feehan OF Chicago is
neither a great pulpit orator nor a
good business man. but he has gained
the reputation of being the ablest
manager Of clergy in his hierarchy.
When he became Bishop of Chicago
there we're many and serious dissen
sions among the clergy. These he has
healed, and has in consequence gained
the good opinion Of his episcopal as
sociates. The situation of his arch
diocese is a point in his favor in the
Cardlnalate question. It is understood
shat the Pope in making the appoint.
.mrnts will take into consideration tile
geograp phical pusitioas Of the proml-
nent Arcib bishops, 50, 3if Arch bishop
is app pointed, another candidate